Minister of Arts and Culture (South Africa)
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The Minister of Arts and Culture is a Minister
of the Cabinet of South Africa who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Arts and Culture. The portfolio was created on 29 April 2004 on the appointment of the second Cabinet of President
Thabo Mbeki
, when the Arts, Culture, Science and Technology portfolio was divided into two. the incumbent minister is Lulama Xingwana
and her deputy is Paul Mashatile
.
Apart from the Department of Arts and Culture, the following institutions also report to the minister:
Minister (government)
A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....
of the Cabinet of South Africa who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Arts and Culture. The portfolio was created on 29 April 2004 on the appointment of the second Cabinet of President
President of South Africa
The President of the Republic of South Africa is the head of state and head of government under South Africa's Constitution. From 1961 to 1994, the head of state was called the State President....
Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is a South African politician who served two terms as the second post-apartheid President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008. He is also the brother of Moeletsi Mbeki...
, when the Arts, Culture, Science and Technology portfolio was divided into two. the incumbent minister is Lulama Xingwana
Lulama Xingwana
Lulama "Lulu" Marytheresa Xingwana is a South African politician, serving as Minister of Arts and Culture from May 2009 to October 2010...
and her deputy is Paul Mashatile
Paul Mashatile
Paul Mashatile is the current Minister of Arts and Culture in the Cabinet of South Africa.He is the former Premier of Gauteng province in South Africa and a member of the African National Congress...
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Apart from the Department of Arts and Culture, the following institutions also report to the minister:
- Afrikaanse TaalmuseumAfrikaans Language MonumentThe Afrikaans Language Monument is located on a hill overlooking Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa. Officially opened on 10 October 1975, it commemorates the semicentenary of Afrikaans being declared an official language of South Africa separate from Dutch...
- ArtscapeArtscape Theatre CentreArtscape Theatre Centre is the main performing arts centre in Cape Town, South Africa. It was opened in 1971 and is located on reclaimed land in the Foreshore area...
- Freedom ParkFreedom Park (South Africa)Freedom Park is situated on Salvokop in Pretoria. It includes a memorial with a list of the names of those killed in the Boer Wars, World War I, World War II as well as apartheid....
- Iziko Museums of Cape Town
- Luthuli Museum
- Market Theatre
- Natal Museum
- National Arts Council
- National English Literary MuseumNational English Literary MuseumThe National English Literary Museum houses extensive archival material relating to Southern African English Literature. It is located in Grahamstown. NELM has principally three collections: manuscripts, books and journals, and press clippings...
- National Film and Video Foundation
- National Heritage Council
- National Library of South AfricaNational Library of South AfricaThe National Library of South Africa is the agency of the government of South Africa which maintains a national library of all published materials relating to the country.-Creation under the National Library Act:...
- National Museum
- Northern Flagship Institutions
- Nelson Mandela Museum
- Performing Arts Council of the Free State
- Playhouse Company
- Robben Island Museum
- South African Geographical Names CouncilSouth African Geographical Names CouncilThe South African Geographical Names Council is the official government body of South Africa that advises the executive branch of the central government on new geographical names as well as the changing of existing geographical names.- Purpose of the Council :The Council was established by the...
- South African Heritage Resources AgencySouth African Heritage Resources AgencyThe South African Heritage Resource Agency is the national administrative body responsible for the protection of South Africa's cultural heritage...
- South African Library for the Blind
- State Theatre (South Africa)
- Windybrow Centre for the Arts
- Voortrekker/Ncome Museum
- War Museum of the Boer Republics
- William Humphreys Art GalleryWilliam Humphreys Art GalleryThe William Humphreys Art Gallery, in Kimberley, South Africa, was opened in 1952 and named after its principal benefactor, William Benbow Humphreys...
List of Ministers of Arts and Culture
| Minister | Portfolio | Incumbancy | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Ngubane | Arts, Culture, Science and Technology | 1994-1997 | Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing... |
| Lionel Mtshali | 1997-1999 | ||
| Ben Ngubane | 1999 | ||
| 1999-2004 | Thabo Mbeki Thabo Mbeki Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is a South African politician who served two terms as the second post-apartheid President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008. He is also the brother of Moeletsi Mbeki... |
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| Pallo Jordan Pallo Jordan Dr Zweledinga Pallo Jordan was the Minister of Arts and Culture of the Republic of South Africa from 29 April 2004 to 10 May 2009... |
Arts and Culture | 2004-2008 | |
| 2008-2009 | Kgalema Motlanthe | ||
| Lulama Xingwana Lulama Xingwana Lulama "Lulu" Marytheresa Xingwana is a South African politician, serving as Minister of Arts and Culture from May 2009 to October 2010... |
2009 | Jacob Zuma Jacob Zuma Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is the President of South Africa, elected by parliament following his party's victory in the 2009 general election.... |